Delhi's Dwarka district court has sentenced four convicts to life imprisonment in the case of fatal knife attack on two brothers following an altercation over a dog in Mohan Garden area of Uttam Nagar. Commenting on the case, the court said that attacking a person with a knife in a public place and damaging the heart and intestines of a person is an extremely cruel act. According to the court, such violent incidents pose a serious threat to peace and harmony in the society.
The culprits were punished under sections 302 and 307 of IPC.
The court of Principal District and Sessions Judge Pankaj Gupta convicted Ankit Bhardwaj, Paras Bhardwaj, Dev Chopra and Karan Arora under sections 302 (murder) and 307 (attempt to murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sentenced them to life imprisonment. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 1 lakh each on all the culprits. The court clarified that all the sentences will run concurrently. The court found that the main accused in the case, Dev Chopra, remained absconding for about four and a half years after coming out of jail on parole. On this basis, he has also been sentenced to four years imprisonment and a fine of Rs 30 thousand under section 174A of the IPC.
The dispute over the dog escalated so much that tempo driver Vijender Rana lost his life. In October 2018, Vijender was surrounded by the accused while returning home. Hearing the noise, his brother Rajesh Rana and son Nikhil arrived for rescue. Meanwhile, Dev Chopra attacked Vijender and Rajesh with a knife. Vijender died due to serious injuries.
The prosecution told the court that Rajesh Rana, who was seriously injured in the attack, was treated and his life was saved. Additional Public Prosecutor VK Swamy demanded that no leniency be given to the culprits. According to the prosecution, eyewitness statements and FSL's DNA report played an important role in the case. During investigation, the blood sample found on the knife recovered from the car was matched with the sample of deceased Vijender, which strengthened the prosecution's evidence.
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